Beauty

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Effects of Beauty in Human Society

A survey conducted by London Guildhall University of 11,000 people showed that (subjectively) good-looking people earn more. Less attractive people earned, on average, 13% less than more attractive people, while the penalty for being overweight was around 5%. Alternatively, one could say that people who earn more are more likely to be (or able to be)beautiful.
The term “beautiful people” is used to refer to those who closely follow trends in fashion, physical appearance, food, dining, wine, automobiles, and real estate, often at a considerable financial cost. Such people often mirror in appearance and consumer choices the characteristics and purchases of wealthy actors and actresses, models, or other celebrities. The term “beautiful people”originally referred to the musicians, actors and celebrities of the California “Flower Power” generation of the 1960s. The Beatles reference the original “beautiful people” in their 1967 song “Baby You‘re a Rich Man” on the Magical Mystery Tour album. With the close of the 1960s, the concept of beautiful people gradually came to encompass fashionistas and the “hip” people of New York City, expanding toits modern definition. Beautiful people usually enjoy an image-based and/or financially-based prestige which enhances their aura of success, power, and beauty.
The term Lookism is used to describe discrimination against others based on their appearance. Lookism relates to received notions of beauty and cultural stereotyping based on appearance as well as gender roles and expectations.
THEIMPORTANCE OF BEAUTY IN SOCIETY AND FAIRY TALES CUSTOM ESSAYS
Traditionally, beauty played an extremely important role in social norms, beliefs, and stereotypes. In fact, beauty is traditionally perceived as a great power that can overcome various obstacles on its way. No wonder that the power of beauty was often considered to be so significant that it practically acquired magic characteristics. As aresult, the importance of beauty for human society was often reflected in art, including literature and fairy tails in particular. In such a way, it is possible to estimate that fairy tales reflect the overwhelming power of beauty and its great importance to human society.
In this respect, it should be pointed out that different societies have different standards of beauty and, consequently, theymay interpret beauty in different ways. Nevertheless, despite such differences it is possible to trace the common view on beauty as a powerful tool that can practically rule the world. It is worthy of mention that human society and conscience was and still remains full of different biases which turn to be ruined by the power of beauty that is particularly obvious when fairy tales are analyzed. Infact, fairy tales represent a concentrated and idealized view of human society on the power of beauty which incorporates all positive beliefs, expectations and hopes of people.
In this respect, it is possible to underline the fact that often was perceived as personification of good. Moreover, beauty was not simply synonymous to good but it was often juxtaposed to evil power. In such a way, speakingabout fairy tales, it is necessary to point out that fairy tales traditionally associated good and beauty while evil was traditionally associated with ugliness. “The Snow-White” by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm is a perfect example of such a combination of good and beauty opposed to evil and ugly. To put it more precisely, the protagonist of this fairy tale, the Snow-White symbolizes the good power. Itis important to underline that the authors depict her as an extremely beautiful girl with a number of positive characteristics. In fact, she seems to be practically perfect, she is beautiful, virtuous, and innocent. In stark contrast, she is struck by the evil power which was combined in the image of her antagonist who attempts to destroy the main character of the fairy tale not in the last...

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